Confidence For Preforming New Skills in Competition The quest of every athlete is to perform better in competition. It is the reason athletes spend countless hours practicing, learning new skills, tweaking mechanics and trying different techniques. Many athletes will hire private coaches to hone their skills and improve their technique at a … [Read more...] about The Confidence to Perform New Skills in Competition
Fearless Athlete
Athletes Who Avoid Mistakes
Fear of Failure One of the signs of fear of failure is an athlete who worries too much about making mistakes. If you (or your athletes) do this, you perform cautiously. In this mindset, athletes try to avoid mistakes and not lose. You're stuck in what we call a "fear driven mindset." The golfer tries not to hit the ball in the water. The … [Read more...] about Athletes Who Avoid Mistakes
How To Perform Well When Worried about the Competition
In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from a parent of a racer whose child does well at a local level and does poorly at a national level because of his worries about the other competitors. Listen to this month's sports psychology podcast to learn how to improve your … [Read more...] about How To Perform Well When Worried about the Competition
Mental Keys to Performing Fearlessly in Sports
Perform Without Fear in Competitions How can you perform fearlessly in competition? Do you need a boatload of confidence? Do you need high trust in your skills? Do you need to stop worrying about making mistakes? Or maybe you need to not obsess about outcomes? Okay, here’s my take…. All of these mental skills lead to success in … [Read more...] about Mental Keys to Performing Fearlessly in Sports
Golf Podcast: Embracing Nerves Before Competitive Rounds
Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the "Golfer's Mental Edge" CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf. In this week's golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert, Dr. Cohn, helps sports parent whose daughter struggles with nerves and during prior to, and during … [Read more...] about Golf Podcast: Embracing Nerves Before Competitive Rounds